José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior

Brazilian painter

Date of Birth: 08-May-1850

Place of Birth: Itu, São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Death: 13-Nov-1899

Profession: painter

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (8 May 1850, Itu – 13 November 1899, Piracicaba), commonly known as Almeida Júnior, was a Brazilian artist and designer; one of the first there to paint in the Realistic tradition of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet.
The "Dia do Artista Plástico" (Day of Fine Artists in Brazil) is celebrated on his birthday.